Statue of Liberty evacuated over suspicious package

Tourists were evacuated Friday from the Statue of Liberty, a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York City, over reports of a suspicious package.

U.S. Parks Police received a phone call bomb threat at noon, after which police swept the location and a K9 unit detected a possible suspicious package inside a visitor locker, according to CBS reports.

The visitors were rushed by boat off Liberty Island and back to the Battery Park and the Liberty State Park in Jersey City at noon.

Reports said that there is no indication this is an explosive device, and officials will X-ray the package as a precaution.

The Statue of Liberty, designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, a French sculpture, was a gift to the United States from the people of France. It is one of the U.S. most recognizable landmarks, attracting millions of visitors every year.